Christophe (servant)

Christophe (died 1564) was a French courtier who served Queen Mother Catherine de Medici as both a servant and her lover during the mid-16th century. Their relationship (which started in 1562) was briefly broken off due to pressure from Lord Stephane Narcisse, but they later rekindled it, and Catherine elevated Christophe to a member of the King's Guard. He was later discovered to have murdered several people at court, but he framed the butcher, who was hanged for the crime; Christophe then blackmailed Catherine into covering up his involvement, and he murdered Sister Delphine with the same goal. However, he was murdered by Sebastian de Poitiers, who avenged Delphine's death.